Customer reviews for Global 462
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Category: Kitchen
Brand: Global
Model: 462
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I've owned a Global chef's knife for almost 2 years. It continues to perform very well although it has lost its sharpness. Because of its impressive performance, I've given away my other knives and use the Global almost exclusively. Because the knife was expensive, I wanted to sharpen it properly and did a lot of research before buying the Minosharp sharpening guides. Based on experience, sharpening with a stone is still superior to fancy and costly ready-made sharpeners like the Minosharp plus. I can buy a new Global for the price of that sharpener. Although I know how to use a stone and had success with sharpening smaller knives, my hands are too small to maintain the right angle for the 10-inch Global. I used the Minosharp guides soon after receiving them in the mail and they worked like a charm! Great value for less than 15 bucks. My Global is now as sharp as the day I took it out of the box. Other reviewers pointed out that the guides can scratch the knife. I avoided scratches by covering my knife with 2 layers of transparent 3M shipping tape that was wide enough to cover the path of the sharpening guide (one layer could have done it but I wanted to be sure). I had no problem sliding a guide down the covered back of the knife. For those new to sharpening with a stone, I highly recommend that you watch Mino Tshuchida's knife sharpening tutorial on youtube. He works for Global and his video is the official tutorial from the company. The video can be a bit difficult to understand because of Mr Tshuchida's thick accent but after you watch it a few times you will learn a lot of tips. Happy slicing!
Global 462 Review by Jonathan L. Gray (Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Despite claims that the plastic inserts prevent knife scratches, the first and only time I used these guides, they scratched my 8" Wustof chef's knife badly. Do not buy.
Global 462 Review by Jin (New York, NY)
The guides do what they are supposed to do for the most part. It makes it a lot easier to keep the angle. It doesn't work on the curved part of the blade because the angle changes, but by the time you get to that part, you should have a pretty good enough feel for it to not need the guide. The big down side to these guides is that if you are not careful, they will make marks/scratches on your knife (even with the plastic liner that they claim prevents scratches). The first time I slid this on from the tip of the knife as the instructions told me to do, and it made very noticeable streaks on the side of my knife. I quickly learned that you have to carefully shimmy it on to the location you want. DO NOT SLIDE. Even shimmying it on made some marks.
Overall, though I'm pretty annoyed with the marks on my nice Global chef's knife, I'll still use these because they help make sharpening easier, until I can get used to keeping the proper angle on my own. I guess I'm okay with sacrificing some blemishes to get a proper edge on my knife.
Global 462 Details
- If you fail to remove all the residue from the guide rail, the residue may scratch the knife the next time the guide rail is used
- Help to maintain the correct angle for sharpening knives when sharpening with a whetstone
- The guide rails are sold as a set which includes a small and large guide
- The angle is between 10 and 15 degrees
- It is recommended that you pull a clean towel through the guide rail after rinsing
- Item Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 1 inches; 0 pounds
- Brand: Global
- Model: 462
- Product Type: Kitchen
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